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Thanks for sharing your experience @abbas.pasha . I will do just like how you suggested.

I am about to apply for OCI. It asks for a letter with Applicants Professional Details. Now my employer is ready to give an employment verification letter. But since our entire company has shifted to work from home, they can only provide a soft copy of the letter. (Basically a pdf with HR sign...

They will not keep the original passport. They just need to verify original

I dont think they gifted you that passport cover. BLS agents are very much known for their sneaky tactics of "selling" you the passport cover and other misc services without your consent. Check how much you got charged from BLS and see if there is a receipt with added fees. I bet BLS agent...

I received the surrender certificate today. It came stapled to the cancelled Indian passport, and folded to fit inside the passport. Is that normal ? Can I detach the certificate from the passport ?

Will do that. Thank you

No this will not have any problem. Unless spelling of your name is completely different, this will be a non issue.

Seems you hijacked my thread. Doesnt this need its own post ?

Hi, I am planning to apply for visitor visa extension for my mother who is in Canada with me now. This needs proof of funds. What proof can I attach? Should this be a proof of her bank account from native country (India) or proof of fund from Canada where I need to show my bank statements ?

Today my status changed to : Surrender certificate has been granted and is available for issuance. Applied in person at BLS on : 14-Jan-2022

Great, seems everything is approved now. I believe in few days your SC will be reaching BLS and then they will send it to you. Your BLS tracker may show the Purolator tracking number at this time. I dont think there is anything you should do other than check the BLS and passport seva websites...

Hi Satish, I also submitted my application in person on Jan 14 at BLS Toronto Centre. I am getting the status "Entered Application Reference no can not be tracked." when I am using passport seva without login. However when I log in to passport seva (and wait for few minutes for existing...

Thanks, I went for surrender application today. I had copies of endorsement pages. But they did not ask for the same

Hi, I am about to submit the Surrender application. On the BLS checklist it says "If there are any endorsements on the page, kindly enclose copy of those pages as well." What are these endorsement pages ? I see a stamp on my passport saying Endorsement for PCC issued for my PR application a long...

Hi, I am also applying for SC without passport. What declaration did you give in paper for this purpose ? Can you give a sample ?

I just received my certificate- Here is my timeline so far. Now passport, surrender and OCI pending. Pheww ... Type: Online application, Single Application Office: Scarborough Application submitted: Dec 04, 2021 AOR: Feb. 11, 2022 Ghost update #1: August 16, 2022 BG Completed: August 18, 2022...

Yes this was true for me and countless others before the Oath. So you are in the right path. Nothing to worry

For those from Toronto who want to surrender their Indian passports and apply for OCI. I just noticed that BLS appointment booking system opened up slots till Feb end for Brampton and Toronto centres. Now is a good time to book an appointment slot if you want to avoid hefty courier fees.

Today also appointments are open. I see them till Feb 2023 in green

Are you schedule for an Oath in the near future ? What was your status the last time you checked ? If you are scheduled for Oath, this is quite normal for the portal to be stuck in Loading / Chargement Screen till your Oath date. You dont have to worry